yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to fold up; to fold into layers
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
speech; expression; wording; language
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
by myself; in person; by oneself
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
I see; that's right; indeed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
cannot be compared with; no match for
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress