to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
that day; the very same day
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
party game in which a randomly selected "king" issues orders to other players
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
beginning; outset; first; onset
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
March; third month of the lunar calendar
2nd day of the month; two days
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
by myself; in person; by oneself
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when