colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
calamity; misfortune; disaster
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
written apology; written statement of regret
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be annoying; to be troublesome
elder sister; older female friend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...