so to speak; so to call it; as it were
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
because of; owing to; due to
literally; to the letter; literal
meaning; significance; sense
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
what sort of; what kind of; what way
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
good-for-nothing; worthless
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
though; notwithstanding; although
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
had better ...; had better not ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
together; at the same time; same; identical
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different