to have meaning; to be meaningful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
endless; boundless; everlasting
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
having said that; on the other hand
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
as before; as ever; as it was originally
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
instant; moment; for an instant
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
leisure time; idle moment
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
difficult to ...; hard to ...