to ask; to enquire; to query
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be needed; to be wanted
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
empty lot; vacant plot of land
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
stature; height; size; physique
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
foreign-made car; imported car; paddle wheel
coexistence; living together
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
proper; respectable; decent; honest
adds force or indicates command
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much