first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
as (for); for; in the capacity of
investment; contribution; financing
ratio; proportion; percentage
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
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
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
practical problem; practical matter
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to order; to command; to appoint
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done