he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
national border; provincial border
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
town; city; municipal; urban
going through; going via; going by way of
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
air transport; air lift; airlift
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
time; hour; period; class
an issue being settled; a case being closed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
strip-searching; security check
this is why; this means; it is the case that
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
genuine article; real thing; real deal
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker