companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
circulation; dissemination
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
of course; certainly; naturally
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
three; three years of age
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
greater than ...; bigger ...
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image