to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
meaning; significance; sense
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
almost; roughly; approximately
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
sons and daughters; children; girl
private tutor; coach; governess
family; members of a family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
considerably; fairly; quite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
graduation ceremony; commencement
after the end (of something); post-
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to have a talk; to tell a story
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading