piece; fragment; one (object)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
training (esp. in-service); induction course
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
in that way; thus; so; so?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
adds force or indicates command
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many years; how long; what year
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
father; dad; husband; you; he
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now; the present time; just now; another; more