formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
I see; that's right; indeed
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
site; point on a map; spot
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to find out; to discover; to locate
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
choices; alternatives; options
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends