critical moment; do-or-die situation
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pad thai; phat thai; phad thai; Thai rice noodle dish
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
for example; for instance; e.g.
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
I see; that's right; indeed
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
frame; framework; outline
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits