reason; cause; circumstances
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to become desperate; to give in to despair
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
place; situation; position; location
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
this, that and the other; this and that
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
several years; a few years
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
the opposite sex; isomerism
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
even more; still more; further
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly