turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
gynecology department; gynecology
condition; state (of health); appearance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
speech; expression; wording; language
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
company; corporation; workplace
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
eight trigrams; divination signs; divination; fortune-telling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days