large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
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
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
finishing blow; coup de grâce
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
participation; joining; entry; adherence
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
when it becomes; when it comes to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing