near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
for example; for instance; e.g.
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
retention; maintenance; preservation
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation