polite; courteous; hospitable
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
cooperation; collaboration
every person; each one; everybody
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in the meanwhile; during the time
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
and; thereupon; because of that
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to some extent; to a certain extent
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree