to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
don't you think?; indicates question
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
price; cost; value; worth; value
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
literature; books (reference); document
counter for books; volume
posterity; future generations; future life
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to find out; to discover; to locate
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
present form; present tense
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
absolutely; positively; decidedly
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)