one-by-one; separately; in detail
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
in that manner; like that
to find out; to discover; to detect
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
with a start; with a jump
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
considerably; greatly; a lot