to apologize; to apologise
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof