evening; last night; yesterday evening
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
one thin flat object; one sheet
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to help each other; to cooperate
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
signature phrase; signature saying
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality