entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
corridor; hallway; passageway
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
school building; schoolhouse
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess