to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
and yet; though; when; in spite of
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
discipline; training; teaching manners
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in this way; thus; such; uh...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid