terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
state examination; national examination
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
how; in what way; how about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
multiplication table; times table
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
difficult to ...; hard to ...