order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be expensive; to be costly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hand (over); to deliver in person
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)
soon; shortly; before long
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
proposal; offer; request; application
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
such ... as; or some such
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly