refinement; elegance; grace
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
sorry; excuse me; thank you
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
oops!; I did it again; now I've done it; I've messed up
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
clothes; clothing; garments
washing machine (laundry)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality