slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
although I say; although one might say; although called
a great variety of; diversity
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to live through; to survive
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
main question; real issue at hand
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
no!; no no!; no, not at all
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
family; members of a family
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
just because; even if; even though
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
correction; rectification; mending; repair
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)