but; however; provided that
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
will; intent; desire; will; testament
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
nothing but; except; no more than
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
how many people; a number of people
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
that's a different matter; that's a different story
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
difference; variation; difference
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
state secrets; secrets of the state
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal