being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
tenth day of the month; ten days
indicate reason; infers some protest
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
insurance payout; insurance money
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
how; in what way; by what means
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
future (usually near); prospects