now that; since; so long as; because
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
that's the way it is; such is life
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
if so; in that case; in that situation
at the last moment; this late in the game
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to break (a promise); to ignore (a call, text message, etc.)
because; for; the reason why is ...
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to continue; to keep up; to keep on