to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to speak; to say; to vocalize
this sort of; this type of
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to shed light; to cast light
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
long hair (usu. of a man)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category