shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
in comparison to; rather than
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how can (one) do something
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
deportation; expulsion from the country
beyond that point; after that
to subsist; to keep on living
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
proposal; proposition; suggestion
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to chase; to run after; to pursue
results; record; grades; marks
polish; improvement; burnishing
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
arm; skill; efforts; ability
first time; first; initial
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so