carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
body; body blow (in boxing)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
unit; (musical) group; band
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
attendance; presence; appearance
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
formal marriage interview
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
marriage fraud; fake marriage
serious; not joking; straight
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)