to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be frank; to drop all pretense
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
again; once more; a second time
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
until now; so far; up to the present
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be surprised; to be astonished
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
hey there; I say; see here
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)