formal marriage interview
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
trouble; bother; annoyance
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
unique; individual; original; unusual
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
participation; joining; entry; adherence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
theatre; theater; playhouse