face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to ask; to enquire; to query
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
originally; by nature; from the start
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
knowing; (an) acquaintance
being startled; getting a shock
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
just the other day; quite recently
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)