long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
one's husband; one's wife
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour