to discuss; to talk together
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
dealing with; coping with
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
while; even though; despite
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
proposal; proposition; suggestion
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
those (near the second person)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
memory; sense; experience
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
the reverse; other side; lining
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter