boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
memories; recollections; reminiscence
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
discovery; detection; finding
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to collect; to assemble; to gather
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be surprised; to be astonished
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
meaning; significance; sense
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking