to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
unrequited love; one-sided love
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
such; like that; that sort of; very
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be needed; to be wanted
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
what do you want?; can I help you?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
unless one ...; if one does not ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
so what!; who gives a damn?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention