gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
at a moment's notice; readily
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
large number (of); many; majority
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
maintenance; preservation; improvement
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
almost; roughly; approximately
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
surroundings; environs; circumference
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter