terms and phrases

A listing of the 201 most common Mandarin Chinese verbs, presenting both the Chinese character and its English infinitive form, followed by compounds and exemplary phrases, with pronunciation keys, and an explanatory essay.

Discusses the history and meaning of all kinds of food-related words and phrases and describes customs and beliefs about various foods.

Presents a collection of animal sayings with each one explained, including "I have butterflies in my stomach, " "that will get his goat, " and "bear hug.".

Contains 6,500 phrases organized under 500 themes, including aloneness, death, love, and peace.

Explains principles of French grammar, including the use of verb forms, clauses, prepositions, and translations of sayings useful in everyday situations such as shopping, travel, and using a pay phone.

A thesaurus for the social, current affairs, psychological, and political literature designed for computer searching.