to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
if you ask me ...; as for ...
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
some people; a few people; several people
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to collect; to assemble; to gather
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
lamé (cloth made from gold or silver thread)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to stop walking; to pause
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries