meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(medical) doctor; physician
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
municipal office; council; city hall
family; members of a family
older sister; elder sister
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chair; stool; post; office; position
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
woman; female; feminine gender
to have a talk; to tell a story
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
sympathy; compassion; pity
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...