joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
to have a talk; to tell a story
two persons; two people; pair; couple
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
in that way; thus; so; so?
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
time; hour; period; class
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
how; in what way; how about
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)