settlement; solution; resolution
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
communicating while drinking (usu. with colleagues); communicating through drinking together; boozing with work people
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
such; this sort of; like this
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
birth; creation; formation
all; entire; whole; altogether
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)