(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
family; members of a family
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
some people; a few people; several people
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
as (for); for; in the capacity of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
of course; certainly; naturally
discovery; detection; finding
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
newspaper story (article, account)
suffix for familiar person
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
this and that; one thing or another
cooperation; collaboration
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month