in the end; at the end of the day
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
way of speaking; intimation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
rather; better; instead; if anything
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
a second time; again; once more; twice
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
somehow; for some reason or other