to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
dealing with; coping with
don't worry about it; forget about it
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
while; even though; despite
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
by myself; in person; by oneself
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
consideration; taking into account
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
vocal sound; tone of voice
preface; introduction; preamble
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
work-in-progress; working state
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray