riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
loveable; very likeable; like very much
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be needed; to be wanted
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
story; tale; talk; discussion
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon