speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
older sister; lass; young lady
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
cooperation; collaboration
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
two persons; two people; pair; couple
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion