natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
such ... as; or some such
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be transparent; to show through
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to pick up; to find; to gather
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)