reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be silent; to say nothing
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to have a reason; to have an excuse
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
March; third month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
journal; magazine; periodical
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
article; news story; report; account
heading; headline; index; headword
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
title; index; heading; headline; caption
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)