lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
suffix for familiar person
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
hello; good day; good afternoon
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
each time it happens; at all such times
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation