to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
in succession; one by one
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
materials; data; document
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
genius; prodigy; natural gift
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
perfect; complete; flawless
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
failure; mistake; blunder
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
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...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any