while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to have a relationship; to have relations
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
straightforwardly; being outspoken
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
one's house; one's home; one's family
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at least; at most; (even) just