drinking with colleagues to deepen ties; bonding over alcohol
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
hair (on the head); (a) hair
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
such; this sort of; like this
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
all; entire; whole; altogether
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
what kind of; what sort of; what
connection; link; relationship