contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
originally; by nature; from the start
program (e.g. TV); programme
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
such; like that; that sort of; very
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
beginning; outset; first; onset
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
considerably; fairly; quite
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
time; season; period; phase; stage
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
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
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific