modesty; humility; being humble
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
inexpert or untrained eyes
reaching; attaining; arrival
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
boy; son; baby boy; young man
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
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
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to lay aside; to set aside
to pick up; to find; to gather
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
preface; introduction; preamble
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly