wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
still (continuing); as ever; further
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize