usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
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)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
such; this sort of; like this
success or failure; outcome; result
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be needed; to be wanted
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule