unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
considerably; fairly; quite
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to leave (a scene); to step away
to collect; to assemble; to gather
reopening; resumption; restarting
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight