if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
worldly affairs; everyday affairs; common cares; routine work; daily chores
just like; the same as; no different than
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
calm; composed; leisurely
Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
near; close; beside; third person
a little bit; a little while
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
order; command; directions; instructions
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket