standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
incident; affair; happening; event
one more time; once more; once again
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that day; the very same day
to this extent; to this degree; this much
while; during (the time when)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
thought; idea; conception
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so