rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I see; that's right; indeed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about; questionable
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need