to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
space (room, area, outer space)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
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.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
company; corporation; workplace
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
company president; manager; director