boy; son; baby boy; young man
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
beyond that point; after that
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to subsist; to keep on living
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
tedious; boring; being fed up with
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman