only; merely; but; no more than
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
to get going; to start off
time; season; period; phase; stage
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to turn towards; to point
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
place where one works; construction site; working area
correction; revision; amendment
night view; night skyline; nightscape
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
circulation of the blood; apprehension
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism