coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
commuting to school; school commute
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to brush off; to shake off
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to squash; to crush; to flatten
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
confidentially; privately; off the record
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
one's post; place of work; workplace
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)