among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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.)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be needed; to be wanted
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
average; mean; balance; equilibrium