(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to entertain; to make welcome
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
reputation; respectability
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become