endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
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.)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
police; police officer; police station
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
newspaper story (article, account)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
special; particular; peculiar; unique
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
teacher; instructor; professor
at that time; in those days
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!