particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one by one; one each; one at a time
I see; that's right; indeed
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
principle; theory; fundamental truth
imagination; supposition; guess
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to spend time (on doing something)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
such ... as; or some such
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant