planet; dark horse; surprise contender
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to hang around; to loaf around; to roll (of something large and heavy); to tumble; to be lying about (all over the place); to be strewn (everywhere)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to face on; to look out on to
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
while; during; while; although; all; both
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
after that; afterwards; thereafter
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)