one after another; in succession
how many years; how long; what year
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to pass (of time); to elapse
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
surroundings; environs; circumference
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
though; notwithstanding; although
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to feel depressed; to be down
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to blow through; to blow across
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
invisibly; secretly; privately
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
rather; sooner; preferably
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago