towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
unheard-of; unprecedented
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
final; eventual; ultimate
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
inside one's heart; in one's mind
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
simply; merely; only; solely
to be surprised; to be astonished
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to apologize; to apologise