place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
adds force or indicates command
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
all; entire; whole; altogether
go that far; to that extent
for your information; I'm telling you
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
script; libretto; scenario
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
myself; yourself; I; me; you
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
by means of; due to; because of; according to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute