before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
lifting a child high up in the air
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
scene; view; prospect; outlook
don't you think?; indicates question
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
scenery; scene; landscape
alone; by oneself; on one's own
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
left; left field; left fielder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
toss (of a ball); tossing; (coin) toss
one more time; once more; once again
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
with no effort at all; easily
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)