time; hour; period; class
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
than; from; out of; except; but; more
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
adds force or indicates command
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
convenient; handy; useful
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...