seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
something; some kind of; for some reason
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
at that time; in those days
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful