in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
legendary beast; magical beast
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
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
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
while; during; while; although; all; both
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
interruption; suspension; break
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
suffix appended to someone else's family members