that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
soldier; combatant; warrior
beginning; outset; first; onset
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Min Chinese (language); Min
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
forced to use; forced into a position
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
how; in what way; how about
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to attack; to assault; to assail
door; gate; opening; title page
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...