direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry