what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to look around; to survey
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
object of adoration, longing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to have one's name entered (in a list)
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
nice; likeable; desirable
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
early (days); initial stage; initial
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to recall; to remember; to recollect
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
duty; function; office; mission; task