truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
still (continuing); as ever; further
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
how; in what way; by what means
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to grow up; to become an adult
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
round shape; circle; circular form
stairs; stairway; staircase
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
pupil; student; schoolchild