groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
what kind of; what sort of; what
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to show up; to appear; to turn up
after that; afterwards; thereafter
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
I see; that's right; indeed
now that you say that; now that you mention it
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
that is to say; so that means
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
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
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
how; in what way; by what means
scattered; separated; dispersed
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
secret; private; surreptitious
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically