perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to concern; to be related
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
at least; at most; (even) just
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to surround; to crowd around
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be transparent; to show through
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
speculation; thinking; meditation
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to push away; to push aside; to shove
because of; owing to; due to