mild; mild-mannered; gentle
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
please (give me); please (do for me)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
of course; certainly; naturally
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
again; once more; a second time
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
I see; that's right; indeed
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one