surroundings; environs; circumference
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
very much; very many; more and more
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
wherein; therein; thereinto
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
river; stream; River; the ... river
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble