first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
parting; separation; farewell
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to take (be in) charge of
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
this and that; various things
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
trackless; reckless; dissipated
under the influence of alcohol
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset