to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
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 ...)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
horizon (related to bodies of water)
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
now that you say that; now that you mention it
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
innumerable; countless; numberless
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
increase and decrease; fluctuation
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency