unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
alone; by oneself; on one's own
like this; this sort; this way
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
I see; that's right; indeed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
surely; certainly; without doubt
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to press a question; to cross-examine
rather; better; instead; if anything
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
single standard; single base; single-feature show
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
and; thereupon; because of that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness