episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
existence; being; presence
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
a few years ago; some years back
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
since; henceforth; ever since
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
firstborn; first child; eldest child
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(for the) first time in one's life
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
determination; resolution
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)