elegy; dirge; mournful melody
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
time; hour; period; class
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
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 (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
investigation; research; looking something up
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
living; lifestyle; living room
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few