to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to open (one's eyes) wide
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
that's the way it is; such is life
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to talk together; to chat together
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
then; and (then); in that case; if so
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
this and that; various things
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
by myself; in person; by oneself
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
reopening; resumption; restarting