method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; though; despite the fact that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to speak; to say; to vocalize
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
will not do; do not; does not
consequence; outcome; result; blame
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt