challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine