next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one way or the other; either way
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
third day of the month; three days
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
adds force or indicates command
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
such; like that; that sort of; very
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve