good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
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)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have meaning; to be meaningful
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
how; in what way; how about
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
wind; wind instrument; window
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen