until now; so far; up to the present
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
(TV or radio) entertainer; television personality; talent; skill; talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
performer; entertainer; celebrity
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
comparatively; relatively
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start