to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
result (of an election); success or defeat (in an election); winning or losing (a lottery, raffle, etc.)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to join forces with; to cooperate with
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to smash up; to defeat crushingly