senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
that day; the very same day
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable