in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
well-known; noted; celebrated
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to tower over the surroundings
to form a circle; to move in a circle; (lit.) to draw a circle
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
right side; right-hand side
to indicate; to show; to point to
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
estimate (of costs); budget
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
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)
infrared rays; infrared radiation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
father; dad; husband; you; he
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)