bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
cease-fire; truce; armistice
management; administration; operation
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
just because; even if; even though
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
way; method; means; (technical) specification
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
consequence; outcome; result; blame
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument