both (people); the two of them
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
three-digit number; hundreds column
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
way of speaking; intimation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to keep (a person) waiting
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge