that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
door; gate; opening; title page
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
it's been a long time; long time no see
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
how; in what way; how about
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady