across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
close to the wall; alongside the wall
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
one day; (on) a certain day
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
a long time ago; in those days
ten-year-old; ten year old
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
environment; surroundings; circumstances
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
since then; from that time; ever since