now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to ask a question; to ask questions
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
electrically powered; electric
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
question; inquiry; enquiry
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
besides; in addition; also; moreover
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
outward appearance; apparent
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
eccentric; crank; oddball
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
such; like that; that sort of; very
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
delusion; trick of the imagination
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to torment; to torture; to harass
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
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)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
good humour (humor); good mood
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that