to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
attendance; presence; appearance
to discuss; to talk together
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to concern; to be related
I see; that's right; indeed
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
very; greatly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit a crime; to commit a sin