to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
suffix for familiar person
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep