to be finished; to be completed; to be done
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
rather than; more ... than ...
such ... as; or some such
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
large serving; large portion
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
finish; end; completion; result