byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
national border; provincial border
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
seven lives; seven generations
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to say; to tell; to state; to do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
at once; immediately; right now
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
just; fair; proper; reasonable
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
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
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK