it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
serious; not joking; straight
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
considerably; fairly; quite
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how; in what way; by what means
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)