early (days); initial stage; initial
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
secret; private; surreptitious
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
boy; son; baby boy; young man
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
future (usually near); prospects
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
not caring; not giving a damn
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
how can (one) do something
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)