to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to talk; to chat; to chatter
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
master; teacher; stable master
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary