matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
now; the present time; just now; another; more
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(some) more; even more; longer; further
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
difficult to ...; hard to ...
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
home area; home town; local
feng (male Chinese firebird)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
book; volume; this; present; main; head
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly