to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
if you think about it; come to think of it
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
on bad terms; at loggerheads
rather; better; instead; if anything
independence; self-reliance
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
both hands; both arms; ten
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
living; lifestyle; living room
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
have a good day; take care; see you
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post