door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
older brother; elder brother
older sister; elder sister
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to have a talk; to tell a story
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
being a good listener; good listener
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
failure; mistake; blunder
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
anything and everything; just about everything
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
almost; roughly; approximately
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
by myself; in person; by oneself
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity