may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
family; members of a family
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
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
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
exactly!; surely!; that's it!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
three; three years of age
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
opposite side; other side; other party
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
honorific/polite/humble prefix
older brother; elder brother