daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
until now; so far; up to the present
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to telephone; to make a phone call
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
feeling; sense; impression
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to have a talk; to tell a story
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all