to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
at the last moment; this late in the game
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
three; three years of age
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
even though; despite; when
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
incident; affair; happening; event
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
offender; criminal; culprit
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
murder; homicide; manslaughter
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
beforehand; in advance; previously