direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
(not) even once; (not) ever
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
in the meanwhile; during the time
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
first meeting; first interview with
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to be overcome with emotion
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
occurrence; happening; incident; event
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
pride; dignity; self-worth
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
wicked thought; wicked mind
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
settlement; solution; resolution
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
you could say that; that might be so
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of