surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
completely; absolutely; totally
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to employ; to hire; to charter
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
selection; choice; option
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown