so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
essence; true nature; substance; reality
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
you could say that; that might be so
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
notice; attention; observation
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling