to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to hand over; to surrender
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
selection; choice; option
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
book; volume; this; present; main; head
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
and; thereupon; because of that
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
such; like that; that sort of; very
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to repeat; to do something over again