head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
tedious; boring; being fed up with
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
really; truly; indeed; good grief
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
armed forces; military; troops
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
one more time; once more; once again
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
pointing out; identification
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?