amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
company president; manager; director
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to dry up completely; to become stale
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few