what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
sorry; excuse me; thank you
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
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
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
single-mother household; fatherless family
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
go that far; to that extent
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
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)