difference; variation; difference
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
posture; position; stance
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
smoothly; easily; readily
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
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)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
nothing but; except; no more than
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...