powerful person; influential person
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
great joy; delight; jubilation
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be helpful; to be useful
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit