abrupt; sudden; unexpected
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
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
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
way (of doing); manner; method; means
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to repeat; to do something over again
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
only; merely; but; no more than
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
power; might; authority; influence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that