to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
life; living; I; me; student
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
hereabouts; around there; that area
object of romantic interest
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
school of one's (first, second) choice
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
something like ...; something called ...
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
rest; break; recess; intermission
remembrance; recollection; recognition
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
author; writer; novelist; artist
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to collect; to assemble; to gather
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently