to be silent; to say nothing
please (give me); please (do for me)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to have a talk; to tell a story
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
why; how; for what reason
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
much less; to say nothing of
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
again; once more; a second time
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
reopening; resumption; restarting
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
such; like that; that sort of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
space; interval; space character; whitespace
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
around the world; throughout the world
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire