and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
way (of doing); manner; method; means
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
city bank; metropolitan bank
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
serious; not joking; straight
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
foreign; abroad; overseas
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
persistence; single-mindedness
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly