as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
arm; skill; efforts; ability
in terms of; from the point of view of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
best pupil; leading disciple
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to show tact (in relationship matters); to be considerate (e.g. of a couple); to be thoughtful
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
until now; so far; up to the present
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to speak; to hear a voice
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end