appeal; call for something; request; axiom
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
number two; mistress; concubine
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be surprised; to be astonished
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
accurate; correct; precise; exact
beginning; outset; first; onset
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to squeeze out; to wring out
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself