first meeting; first interview with
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
tension; mental strain; nervousness
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tradition; legend; folklore
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
set of three; three sets; three classes
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
don't you think?; indicates question