no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
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
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
discovery; detection; finding
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
else; in addition; besides
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
comparatively; relatively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
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
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
instant; moment; for an instant
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
first thing in the morning
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
(large) building; public building; hall
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten