our country; our land; one's own country
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to have meaning; to be meaningful
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
comparatively; relatively
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
of course; certainly; naturally
other; another; over; more than; I; me
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
why; how; for what reason
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
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)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of