dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
that day; the very same day
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
of course; certainly; naturally
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
just managing; with great difficulty
to squeeze out; to wring out
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
with a start; with a jump
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
change; alteration; modification
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
briskly; quickly; promptly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete