rather; better; instead; if anything
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
beginning; outset; first; onset
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
more than usual (usu. time)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
nth-year student; nth-year pupil
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honorific/polite/humble prefix
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
every year; yearly; annually
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)