soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
lost article; something forgotten
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
going around; patrol; round; tour
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one's possessions; ownership
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with