have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
clear; precise; definite; distinct
proposal; proposition; suggestion
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
otherwise; or else; if not
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
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