older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that