so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
please; somehow or other; one way or another
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
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
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)