to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
freshly drawn bath; (taking) a bath before anyone else
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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
real estate agent; realtor
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
any more; any further; any better; any longer
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of