how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
living thing; living creature; animal; life
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a talk; to tell a story
to stop walking; to pause
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)