walking heavily; lumbering
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
contrived; false-sounding
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
ordinary road; local street; non-toll road
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
nothing but; none other than
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to be softened; to calm down
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
the same; the said; likewise
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn