really; truly; indeed; good grief
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
a few seconds; several seconds
dozens; scores of; decades
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
how long; how far; how much
several people; a few people
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
two times; twice; two degrees
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
settlement; solution; resolution
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to say no more; to sink into silence
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember