to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
immediately; right away; on the spot
selection; choice; option
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
regret; repentance; remorse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be opposite; to face each other
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
don't you think?; indicates question
to have a reason; to have an excuse
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle