roasting (e.g. of coffee)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
while; even though; despite
very interesting; of great interest
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
question; inquiry; enquiry
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
those (near the second person)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to have a talk; to tell a story
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to go out and away; to leave
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to discuss; to talk together
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)