to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
negotiations; discussions; connection
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to some extent; to a certain extent
impudent; shameless; brazen
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
business world; business circles; (the) industry