force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
how long; how far; how much
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
power; authority; jurisdiction
leader; authority; mainstay
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to turn against; to become an enemy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
identification papers; ID
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
regarding highly; attaching importance to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
cannot be compared with; no match for
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree