to take the form (of); to assume a shape
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
immediately; at once; instantly
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
on the occasion of; at the time of
in good health; alive and well; going strong
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to anticipate; to foresee
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
complete stranger; total stranger
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
ago; since; before; previous
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to