considerably; fairly; quite
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to persuade by tears; to use tears to get one's way
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to distribute; to hand out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)