to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
catcher; catcher (person or device)
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to badger; to pester; to beg
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
all; entire; whole; altogether
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to go past; to pass; to pass by
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
on board a ship; aboard a ship
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent