that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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
article; thing; object; property; real estate
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to apologize; to apologise
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
now; the present time; just now; another; more
time; hour; period; class
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)