the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be worried; to be troubled
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to talk the night away; to talk all night
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
heir; inheritor; successor
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
war; fighting; fierce competition
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
two times; twice; two degrees
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake