period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
at that time; in those days
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
leader of a female gang; leader of a group of delinquent girls
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
transfer student; student changing schools
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
trainer (person who trains people or animals); sweatshirt
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
guardian; protector; patron; parent
now that you say that; now that you mention it
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably