important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
program (e.g. TV); programme
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
now; the present time; just now; another; more
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
apparently; appears to be
suspicious character (person, figure)
police; police officer; police station
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
flight; desertion; escape
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
how; in what way; how about
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement