to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to rock; to shake; to swing
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
such; like that; that sort of; very
to crack; to develop a crack
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
all; entire; whole; altogether
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
very great; enormous; serious
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
restoration; repair; mending
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on