to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
gender; distinction of sex; sex
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
first thing in the morning
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
suffix for familiar person
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one's original family name; maiden name
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
common people; ordinary people; masses
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
life; living; I; me; student
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
instant; moment; for an instant
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time