hello; good day; good afternoon
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
storefront; front of a store
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
police questioning (of a suspicious person); police checkup
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
excursion; field trip; school trip
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect