research; study; investigation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
accurate; correct; precise; exact
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to smile broadly; to grin widely
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
power; might; authority; influence
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
strength; power; proficiency; ability
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned