to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
competent; suitable; qualified
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
feeling; sense; impression
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to move (house); to change residence
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
about when; about what time; how soon
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
after a long time; for the first time in a while
primary school; elementary school; grade school
question; inquiry; enquiry
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
go that far; to that extent
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
fate; destiny; predestination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all