back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find out; to discover; to locate
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly