somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to go out and away; to leave
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
duty; function; office; mission; task
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
now that; since; so long as; because
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
although I say; although one might say; although called
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
baton (of command); order; command; direction
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to hand over; to surrender