to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
useless resistance; vain struggle
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
insight; power of observation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
choices; alternatives; options
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
event; phenomenon; matter
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
very recently; in the very recent past
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
and then; and so; and; so then
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead