as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
body; physical system; (the) person
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
war; fighting; fierce competition
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
regrettable defeat; defeat by a narrow margin
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
war; battle; match; game; competition
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
ancient time; age of the gods
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
head; brains; intellect; understanding
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)