suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
world; society; people; the public
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
formal marriage interview
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
incident; affair; happening; event
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
family chart and personal history
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem