corridor; hallway; passageway
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
such ... as; or some such
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go past; to pass; to pass by
manners; behavior; behaviour
while; during; performed in this condition
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
character; personality; (fictional) character; character