very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
that's the way it is; such is life
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
together; at the same time; same; identical
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
marathon; long-distance race
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter