instead; but (on the other hand)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
while; during (the time when)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
yearned for; longed for; missed
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
plural; multiple; several
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
that is to say; so that means
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
difference; variation; difference
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to flare up; to burst into flames
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into