when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as (for); for; in the capacity of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to apologize; to apologise
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
form; shape; figure; visage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
while; during (the time when)