to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cost-cutting; cost reduction
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
time; season; period; phase; stage
your company; your shrine
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
impudent; shameless; brazen
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
suffix for familiar person
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
influence; clout; leverage
enterprise; business; company; corporation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
outside the country; abroad
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)