construction; architecture (of buildings)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
participation; joining; entry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
absorption; suction; attraction
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to