good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
choice; selection; option
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
one's own child; one's own children
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to give directions; to issue instructions
by sheer strength; by brute force
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to approach; to draw near
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
contract; compact; agreement
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so