ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woman; female; feminine gender
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
name; given name; first name
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
study; research; investigation
Europe and America; the West
foreign; abroad; overseas
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
man; male; masculine gender
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)
in the mountains; among the mountains
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody