(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(social) position; status
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to ask; to enquire; to query
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)