to spread; to be propagated
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
100,000; hundred thousand
scale; scope; plan; structure
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
audience; spectator; spectators
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
person stranded due to mass transit disruptions after an earthquake, etc.
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know