(very) familiar; well-acquainted
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
permission; approval; authorization; license
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
every person; each one; everybody
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
one or two; a few; small number
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
walking briskly; determinedly
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)