normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to become better; to improve
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
sickroom; hospital room; ward
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
close; intimate; on good terms
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
by myself; in person; by oneself
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase