occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
shopping; purchased goods
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to lose sight of; to miss
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to scatter away; to vanish
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
ordinary citizen; the general public
goodness; excellence; virtue
all you want; as much as one wants
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
very interesting; of great interest
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be