imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
long time; long interval; for quite some time
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(period of) a year; during an era
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
certainly; surely; definitely
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
Later Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (China, 947-950 CE)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
noted doctor; excellent physician
(medical) doctor; physician
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
death in jail; death in prison
personage; person (deserving of respect)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
landowner; landlord; landlady
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
hygiene; sanitation; health
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
beginning (of a century, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that