to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
suffix appended to someone else's family members
now; the present time; just now; another; more
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
time; hour; period; class
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
singularity; singular point
I see; that's right; indeed
unique; peculiar; singular
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
such; this sort of; like this
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
influence; effect; impact
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
unfairness; injustice; partiality
inside one's heart; in one's mind
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...