first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to set (sun); to become dark
considerably; greatly; a lot
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
night view; night skyline; nightscape
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...