to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
nape (of the neck); nucha
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
one bundle; one sheaf; one hundred
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long hair (usu. of a man)
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
looks; features; (personal) appearance
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
woman; female; feminine gender
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
chance; opportunity; occasion
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
stiletto (dagger); stiletto heel
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice