companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to have the privilege of doing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
of course; certainly; naturally
to order; to command; to appoint
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
union; joining; conjugation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
time; hour; period; class
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve