no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
I see; that's right; indeed
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
obedience; submission; resignation
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
place; room; margin; scope
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
of course; certainly; naturally
number one; first; best; most; game; round
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
making efficient; optimization
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like