independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
deed; act; action; conduct; behavior; behaviour
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
intellectual occupation; intellectual profession; learned profession
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
human kindness; human weakness
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to grow up; to become an adult
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to show unwillingness (to do); to be reluctant (to do); to look annoyed; to show signs of finding something bothersome
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to become possible; to become able to (do)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
in case of; at that time; at this time
originally; by nature; from the start
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
written language; literary language
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading