in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
rather; better; instead; if anything
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
ultimate; final; last; eventual
selection; choice; option
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained