numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
in one's own way or style
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to have a meal; to take a meal
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to anticipate; to foresee
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to express (in words); to confess
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
quiet; still; surreptitious
large number (of); many; majority
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)