origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feeling one gets from listening to something
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
number of words; vocality
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
... years old; age (of) ...
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
recollection; reminiscence
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic