raw materials; ingredient
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
ingredient; component; composition
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent