room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
professor; teaching; instruction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
favorite; favourite; habitually used
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
near; close by; within reach; familiar
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to jump from one thing to another
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
both hands; both arms; ten
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
arm; skill; efforts; ability
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to