confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
one by one; one after another; successively
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
particulars; details; specified items
to be surprised; to be astonished
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
clearing one's throat; cough
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
silence (not speaking); muteness
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning