to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sympathy; compassion; pity
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
patient; having a long fuse
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
that; the matter in question
invitation; introduction; temptation
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
master; teacher; stable master
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to temper a sword; to forge a sword
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
at work; in the midst of work; working
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
for many days; for several days