university student; college student
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
right beside; close to; nearby
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
so; like this; in this way
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
in comparison to; rather than
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that's the way it is; such is life
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside