by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
grade; class; degree; magnitude
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
serious; not joking; straight
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
watering hole; watering place
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
everybody; every last one of them; all
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
blow; shock; strike; batting
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone