January; first month of the lunar calendar
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
last night; yesterday evening
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
look!; there!; here!; that is
to be needed; to be wanted
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one day; (on) a certain day