essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
about this time; about now
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to be at a loss for words
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
dealing with; coping with
inscrutable; incomprehensible
priority; order of precedence
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
door; gate; opening; title page
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam