happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
society; public; community; social studies
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
headquarters; head office; main office
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
second-hand shop; curio shop
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
some people; a few people; several people
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud