older sister; lass; young lady
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
suffix for familiar person
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
email software; email program; mail program
window; window (shop display)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that day; the very same day
incident; affair; happening; event
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
in comparison to; rather than
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion