one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
section manager; section chief
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
scene; spectacle; sight; view
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
genuine article; real thing; real deal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument