to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
simply; merely; only; solely
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
that year; same year; same age
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
successive generations; successive emperors
rule; government; administration
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
just now; a moment ago; this very minute