recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to be surprised; to be astonished
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits