essential; important; crucial; vital; main
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
telephone book; telephone directory
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
promotion; raising of status
symbol; code; sign; notation
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
being on duty; person on duty
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
such ... as; or some such
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
very young; little; childish; immature
at that time; in those days