blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
even though; despite; when
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
adds force or indicates command
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
name; given name; first name
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
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
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
really; truly; indeed; good grief
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")