to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
breath; breathing; tone; mood
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
by myself; in person; by oneself
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
will not do; do not; does not
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of