good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
inspection; examination; checking
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
second month of the lunar calendar
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
living thing; living creature; animal; life
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
how; in what way; how about
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
I see; that's right; indeed
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do