bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to jar; to creak; to grate
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
immediately; right away; on the spot
simply; merely; only; solely
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
go that far; to that extent
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
good humour (humor); good mood
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
assertion; declaration; affirmation
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)