voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
university student; college student
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
right beside; close to; nearby
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
while; during; while; although; all; both
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that's the way it is; such is life
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid