to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
this sort of; this type of
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to concern; to be related
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
plants and animals; flora and fauna
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be silent; to say nothing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
inside one's heart; in one's mind
meanwhile; in the meantime
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
spot; point; place; position
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly