(a) little; somewhat; somehow
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
after that; afterwards; thereafter
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...