(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
fast-talking; rapid talking
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
as (for); for; in the capacity of
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in comparison to; rather than
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
distant look; faraway look
so; like this; in this way
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
odds and ends; all; every
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to care for someone; to look after someone
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
personal affair; one's own affair
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to press a question; to cross-examine
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
of course; certainly; naturally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago