first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
nothing but; except; no more than
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
I see; that's right; indeed
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
23rd day of the month; 23 days
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level