to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
annual (plant); first-year student
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
another's parent; another's parents
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
should; must; -able; probably; likely
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
such; this sort of; like this
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to say; to be called; to do
reality; actuality; hard fact
at the last moment; this late in the game
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
beginning; outset; first; onset