carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
after that; afterwards; thereafter
counter for books; volume
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
adds force or indicates command
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ahead; before; the future
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
close; intimate; on good terms
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
will not do; do not; does not
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date