just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to put into the mouth; to eat
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
item; commodity; list of articles
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)