to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
the direction of the wind; circumstances
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
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
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
water's edge; beach; shore
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?