to go past; to pass; to pass by
the other day; a few days ago
never mind!; don't worry about it
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
comfort; consolation; diversion
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
odds and ends; all; every
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
social; societal; societary
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
word game; wordplay; playing with words
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
(navigable) canal; waterway
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
action; operation; effect; function
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
change; alteration; transmutation; mutation
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
authority; power; influence
around the world; throughout the world
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)