fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves
(living with) ease and comfort; easy street; life without financial worries
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
drawing pictures; painting pictures; taking photographs
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
rival; competitor; competition
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
honorific/polite/humble prefix
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award