to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
adds force or indicates command
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
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
request; favour (to ask); wish; please