housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
one more time; once more; once again
correction; revision; amendment
please (give me); please (do for me)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
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
prohibition; inhibition; ban
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be found; to be discovered
what's that?; what the...