although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
when; at what moment; what time
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and