bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
alone; by oneself; on one's own
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to send or direct a person to
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
far away in the distance; in the far distance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful