to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
in comparison to; rather than
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
convenient; handy; useful
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
of course; certainly; naturally
to be found; to be discovered
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)