first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to say; to be called; to do
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
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.)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
even though; despite; when
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
please (give me); please (do for me)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
man; male; masculine gender
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)