custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(some) more; even more; longer; further
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
clearing one's throat; cough
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
composite photograph; photomontage
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
ordinary citizen; the general public
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
relatively; comparatively
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
future (usually near); prospects
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed