letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to drink up; to drain (cup)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to feel depressed; to be down
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to telephone; to make a phone call
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
long ago; a long time ago; already
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
in terms of; from the point of view of
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
for example; for instance; e.g.
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick