two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved