odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
imperial court; royal court
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
condition; state (of health); appearance
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
doctor's visit; house call
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
diagnosis; medical examination
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
news; word; tidings; omen
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
for (some) doubtful points to remain
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
to show up; to appear; to turn up
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
second day of the month; two days
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it