to speak; to say; to vocalize
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; this sort of; like this
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
family; members of a family
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
three; three years of age
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend