just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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.)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
caller; visitor; company; guest
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be needed; to be wanted
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant