man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
end; close; conclusion; termination
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Silver Week; string of public holidays and weekend days sometimes occurring in September, October or November
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
nasal congestion; stuffy nose; blocked nose
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
general; popular; common; typical