there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
that's the way it is; such is life
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
name; given name; first name
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to recall; to remember; to recollect
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
library (usu. single-room); small library
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
one more time; once more; once again
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ten; 10; ten years of age