to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
pupil; student; schoolchild
repeatedly; several times; many times
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
all present; all concerned; all of us
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar