to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
while; during; while; although; all; both
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
general; popular; common; typical
tourist resort; holiday resort
that's the way it is; such is life
school festival; campus festival
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
adds force or indicates command
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
every year; yearly; annually
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into