interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
the other day; lately; recently
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
by myself; in person; by oneself
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
since when; from when; how long
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
older sister; lass; young lady
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
first month of the lunar calendar; January
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
annual (plant); first-year student
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
female university student; female college student
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention