admiration; being impressed (by)
these days; nowadays; recently
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
being readily aware of rumors and gossip; being quick to learn secrets; having sharp ears; ability to remember everything one hears
a considerable number; a fair number
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
one-by-one; separately; in detail
proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea