was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
just because; even if; even though
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to subsist; to keep on living
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
originally; by nature; from the start
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly