roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
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
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
the front; honest; upright; decent
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
imperial headquarters announcement
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
this sort of; this type of
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
making practical; making useful; implementing
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
question; inquiry; enquiry
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
body; physique; build; stature
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
else; in addition; besides
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that