two persons; two people; pair; couple
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to accept; to receive; to agree
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
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to feel; to sense; to experience
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
regret; repentance; remorse
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that