everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
Niangniang; Chinese goddess
new book; new publication
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
guess; speculation; supposition
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
day after day; day by day
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
time; hour; period; class
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to collect information; to gather knowledge
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off