indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
while; during; while; although; all; both
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
beginning; outset; first; onset
after school (at the end of the day)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
suffix for familiar person
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
in that way; thus; so; so?
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest