to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
certain; definite; clear; credible
prospects of victory; chances of success
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to thrust before; to thrust at
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)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
pointing out; identification
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
whispering into a person's ear
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
correction; rectification; mending; repair
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
mental image; mental picture; image
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state