a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
job hunting; job searching
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
job; work; duties; trade; skill
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
helper; assistant; help; assistance
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to subsist; to keep on living
web edition; online edition
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this sort of; this type of
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on