to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lose one's way; to get lost
though; notwithstanding; although
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
bakery; baker; pastry shop
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to waver
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
woman; female; feminine gender
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)