what's the matter?; what's wrong?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
physical condition; state of health
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; how about; questionable
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to feel; to sense; to experience
honorific/polite/humble prefix
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
several weeks; a few weeks
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
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.)
several times; once or twice
attraction; lure; invitation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to have an accident; to meet with an accident