living; lifestyle; living room
older sister; elder sister
university student; college student
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
older sister; lass; young lady
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
just because; even if; even though
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
witnessing; observing; sighting
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
joke; playfulness; kidding around
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
blood relationship; blood relative
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
overseas assignment; overseas posting
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
switching over to; migration; transition
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly