(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
village headman; village mayor
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
suffix for familiar person
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
name; given name; first name
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I see; that's right; indeed
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect