here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
when it becomes; when it comes to
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
then; well; so; well then
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
time; hour; period; class
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful