next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
speaking voice; talking voice
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to think too much; to be over-concerned
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
not caring; not giving a damn
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
watchful waiting; careful supervision
silence (not speaking); muteness
corridor; hallway; passageway
matter of time; question of time
chair; stool; post; office; position