before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
woman; female; feminine gender
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
within the year; before the year is out
to say; to tell; to state; to do
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
during a telephone call; busy line
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
New Year's pine decoration
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to mix; to stir; to blend
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon