brief moment; blink of an eye (time span)
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
man; male; masculine gender
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
book; volume; this; present; main; head
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
number of times; frequency; count
until now; so far; up to the present
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
interruption; suspension; break
incident; affair; happening; event
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
exactly as stated; verbatim
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
reaching; attaining; arrival
this is why; this means; it is the case that