considerably; greatly; a lot
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
when it becomes; when it comes to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
woman; female; feminine gender
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
two persons; two people; pair; couple
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
time; hour; period; class
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
father; dad; husband; you; he
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean