method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
something like ...; something called ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
this is why; this means; it is the case that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
that day; the very same day
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
question; inquiry; enquiry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to apologize; to apologise
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
to watch steadily; to stare
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation