here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
just a minute; small quantity
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
though; notwithstanding; although
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
failure; mistake; blunder
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
cultivation; nurture; culture
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
combination; union; binding; bond
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.