no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
rival; competitor; competition
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
self-righteousness; self-justified
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
be (that) as it may; having said that
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to amuse oneself; to make merry
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to be smeared; to be covered
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner