for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
every place; various places
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
cooperation; collaboration
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
Island; insula; island; islet
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
elder sister; effeminate man
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back