to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
thought; consideration; thinking
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
control; management (e.g. of a business)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
like this; in this way; as you see
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
perseverance makes one stronger; slow but steady wins the race
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
even if; even though; however; no matter how