to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
summer vacation; summer holiday
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
that is to say; so that means
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
retreating figure; appearance from behind
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
at first; in the beginning; originally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)