a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
large tree; big tree; huge tree
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
adds force or indicates command
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
manners; behavior; behaviour
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)