in this way; thus; such; uh...
way; method; means; resource; course
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
two persons; two people; pair; couple
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
while; during; while; although; all; both
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
about when; about what time; how soon
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
family; members of a family
how long; how much; to what extent
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
please be careful; please take care
at least; at most; (even) just
time; hour; period; class
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)