to congratulate; to celebrate
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
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
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
way of speaking; intimation
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
business world; business circles; (the) industry
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
insatiable; untiring; persistent
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
murder; killing; murderer
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
not necessarily so; is not always true
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly