only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to recall; to remember; to recollect
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(some) more; even more; longer; further
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
go on!; right!; here goes!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
being left out; being ostracized
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)