to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
young female rice planter; young girl
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
bread roll sandwich with croquette filling
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
time; season; period; phase; stage
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
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
every year; yearly; annually
educational institution; school; academy; campus