contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
for this very reason; that is exactly why
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to pretend; to act (as if)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
while; even though; despite
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
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.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that