quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
act of mercy; helping another person
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to squash; to crush; to flatten
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
it's been a long time; long time no see
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to carry around; to carry on one's person
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
tool; implement; means; furniture
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)