to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
woman; female; feminine gender
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
society; public; community; social studies
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
not caring; not giving a damn
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
how; in what way; how about
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly