cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
considerably; greatly; a lot
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
presence (impressive quality)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
suddenly; all of a sudden
fall; drop; descent; coming down
hanging banner; hanging screen; curtain
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
flustered; confused; panicked
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten