practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
helper; assistant; help; assistance
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
exorcism rite; purification
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to refuse; to decline; to deny
stupid girl; stupid woman
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
chance; opportunity; occasion
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
because of; owing to; due to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
confections; sweets; candy; cake