but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
anniversary of the end of a war
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
time; hour; period; class
as (for); for; in the capacity of
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
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
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be helpful; to be useful
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic