at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ingenuity; resourcefulness
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
an honest man; a good citizen
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
something like ...; something called ...
having said that; on the other hand
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
practice; practising; training; study
to get distracted; to jump off the track