to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(some) more; even more; longer; further
progress; advance; improvement; development
new breed of humans (used to refer to the younger generation, who have different ideals and sensibilities)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
first meeting; first interview with
impassioned speech; fervent speech
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.