will not do; do not; does not
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
individual; private person; personal; private
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to throw at; to turn; to raise
that is to say; so that means
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and; thereupon; because of that
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
transactions; dealings; business
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
besides; moreover; in addition
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
determination; resolution
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine