top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
study; diligence; discount; reduction
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
nice; good; well-executed
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
like this; in this way; as you see
story; tale; talk; discussion
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?