yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
so; like this; in this way
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
self-consciousness; self-awareness
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
beyond this point; from now on; after this
how; in what way; how about
something like ...; something called ...
how can (one) do something
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sense; impression
now; soon; already; yet; further; more