hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
large family; extended family
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
solitude; loneliness; isolation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
sympathy; empathy; response
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
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
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness