to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
sympathy; compassion; pity
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
although I say; although one might say; although called
scale; scope; plan; structure
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
three; three years of age
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
staying overnight without meals