promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
reality; actuality; hard fact
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to need; to call for; to require
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
one room apartment; studio apartment
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
war photographer; combat cameraman
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
surveillance camera; security camera
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged