generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
go that far; to that extent
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
night watch; night watchman
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be silent; to say nothing
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
woman; female; feminine gender
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
than; from; out of; except; but; more
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition