shopping district; shopping street; downtown
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
muteness; speech impairment; mute; deaf-mute
performer; entertainer; celebrity
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
reality; actuality; hard fact
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
homeless; homeless person
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
internal organ; viscera; gut
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
electricity; (electric) light
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
really; truly; indeed; good grief
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
both hands; both arms; ten
cheap article; poor quality article