to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
sensual love; love affair
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to that degree; to that extent; that much
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
role of the villain; the bad guy
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
menial; meanness; servility; abject
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to be worried; to be troubled
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
such ... as; or some such
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
connection; link; relationship
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life