indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very interesting; of great interest
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
those (near the second person)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
very likely; very probable
dealing with; coping with
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to give directions; to issue instructions
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to emphasize; to attach importance to
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd