(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dealing with; coping with
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
to accept; to receive; to agree
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
like this; this sort; this way
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
stationing (troops); occupancy
to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
non-intervention in the domestic affairs of another nation
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...