by myself; in person; by oneself
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
reply; response; -less; sexless (relationship); loess
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
business discussion; negotiation
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular