cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
tenth day of the month; ten days
great difference; big difference; wide margin
really; truly; indeed; good grief
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
and then; and so; and; so then
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
import; importation; introduction; afferent
accurate; correct; precise; exact
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if you think about it; come to think of it
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
shopping; purchased goods