good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
than; from; out of; except; but; more
feeling one gets from listening to something
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
number of words; vocality
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
recollection; reminiscence
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person