to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
failure; mistake; blunder
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
forcibly; against one's will
profitable plan; good plan
about when; about what time; how soon
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to investigate; to examine
sympathy; compassion; pity
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
society; public; community; social studies
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing