thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be silent; to say nothing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
perfect; complete; flawless
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah