to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
time; hour; period; class
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
father; dad; husband; you; he
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way of talking; speaking style
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...