medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
mental; spiritual; emotional
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
serious; not joking; straight
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
don't worry about it; forget about it
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
reality; actuality; hard fact
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading