outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to come back; to return; to recur
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
reality; actuality; hard fact
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
while; even though; despite
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy