graded on N steps; scored out of N
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
important point; point to make note of
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
evaluation on an absolute scale
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
but; however; provided that
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
library; book collection; paperback book
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
good-for-nothing; worthless
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
marking; grading; scoring
impossible to do (although wants to)
above-mentioned; above-named; above