old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; gilt
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to face; to go towards; to head towards
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
front; frontage; facade; main
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper