congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
brain tumor; brain tumour
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
university hospital; teaching hospital
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
president (of a society); chairman
to take over; to hand over
originally; by nature; from the start
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
settlement; solution; resolution
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include