mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
points paid and received at the end of a game of mahjong based on position (rank)
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to be itching to put one's skills to use
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)