and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
materials; data; document
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to feel; to sense; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
beginning; outset; first; onset
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)