filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
arm; skill; efforts; ability
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
that's the way it is; such is life
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)