talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
independent action; acting alone
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
adds force or indicates command
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
alone; by oneself; on one's own
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work