benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to bring; to take; to bring about
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
reform; reformation; reorganization
first meeting; first interview with
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to talk; to chat; to chatter
feeling; sense; impression
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be embarrassed; to lose face
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance