(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
rest; break; recess; intermission
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
funny story; funny anecdote
indecent talk; dirty story
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
proposal; proposition; suggestion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
leading part; leading actor; leading actress