main cause; primary factor
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
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; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in 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; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
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; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
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; the above; the above-mentioned
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
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
single standard; single base; single-feature show
you said; he said; even if; 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
so; therefore; and; (and) then
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
is it?; isn't it?; be; is