it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to rebuke; to scold harshly
older sister; elder sister
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
illegitimate child; secret love child
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to not believe one's ears
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
from the beginning; from scratch
in order; in turn; one by one
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard