glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to stop walking; to pause
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
(not) even once; (not) ever
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
senior high school; high school
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
league; federation; union
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
goods; merchandise; commercial items
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
writing implement; writing tool
something like ...; something called ...
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
convenient; handy; useful
for example; for instance; e.g.