oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
in name only; titular; nominal
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thickness; profundity; depth
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
stationing (troops); occupancy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
fighting with one's back to the wall; having burnt one's bridges; last stand; from strategy of general Han Xin in the Battle of Jingxing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to encamp; to take up a position
art of war; strategy; tactics
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means