company president; manager; director
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
than; from; out of; except; but; more
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
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
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to hit; to beat; to shout at; to yell at
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing