and then; and so; and; so then
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
please (give me); please (do for me)
time; hour; period; class
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
ice house; ice room; cold room
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...