already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
such; like that; that sort of
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
society; public; community; social studies
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
influence; effect; impact
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing