humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
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
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to dye; to colour; to color
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to thrust before; to thrust at
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to anticipate; to foresee
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
meaning; significance; sense