he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
stairs; stairway; staircase
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to recall; to remember; to recollect
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
solely; entirely; only; or
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
inside; interior; inner part
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried