to subsist; to keep on living
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
something like ...; something called ...
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
promotion (school, military, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(one's) quota; assignment
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to feel; to sense; to experience
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
meaning; significance; sense
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
changing clothes; change of clothes
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
height (of body); stature
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...