to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
all present; all concerned; all of us
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
originally; by nature; from the start
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
as you see; as you can see
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
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 rise; to swell; to be promoted
at once; immediately; right now
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole