to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
the opposite sex; isomerism
as (for); for; in the capacity of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
arm; skill; efforts; ability
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
too much; excessively; too
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
reality; actuality; hard fact
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all