year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
headquarters; head office; main office
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
why; how; for what reason
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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.)
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition