listen!; you see; mind you; remember
depravity; corruption; degradation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to feel; to sense; to experience
relatively; comparatively
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
pride; dignity; self-respect
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean
the last moment; the very end
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
already; now; no longer; not any more
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
reopening; resumption; restarting
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
two times; twice; two degrees
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
how; in what way; how about
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
as (for); for; in the capacity of
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
settlement; solution; resolution
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)