method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
of course; certainly; naturally
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
military personnel; soldier
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
double take (esp. out of surprise)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
big man; large man; tall man; giant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
now that you say that; now that you mention it
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after