to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
now; the present time; just now; another; more
dealing with; coping with
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
general term; generic name
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?