to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
consequence; outcome; result; blame
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to ask; to enquire; to query
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
home area; home town; local
that's the way it is; such is life
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(a) little; somewhat; somehow