to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to pretend; to act (as if)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
then; well; so; well then
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
of course; certainly; naturally
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
big leakage; uncontained leak
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable