to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
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
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
though; notwithstanding; although
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
clearly; distinctly; vividly
imagination; supposition; guess
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
fort; stronghold; fortification
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
of course; certainly; naturally
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become