such; like that; that sort of; very
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
in that manner; like that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
hostile relations; hostile relationship
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
originally; by nature; from the start
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wring the neck; to strangle
close; intimate; on good terms
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
on bad terms; at loggerheads
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
proving ground; test site
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
birth; creation; formation
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth