why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
originally; by nature; from the start
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
counter for books; volume
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
smoothly; easily; readily
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think