idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
temporary; transitory; short-lived
homecoming; return to one's home
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
deep emotion; strong feelings
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
outside the country; abroad
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
5th day of the month; five days
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
sound of voice; vocal sound
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
restoration; repair; mending
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
(rubbing) salt in the wound