to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
failure; mistake; blunder
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
just because; even if; even though
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)