character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
two times; twice; two degrees
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
place; room; margin; scope
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Greek character; Greek characters
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
way of speaking; intimation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...