as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
president (of a society); chairman
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
long ago; already; a long time ago
that's the way it is; such is life
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
world peace; peace of the world
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
contradiction; inconsistency
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly