next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
... years old; age (of) ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
big problem; major issue; big controversy
about; on; regarding; per; for every
the other day; a few days ago
head of the student council; president of the student council
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
settlement; solution; resolution
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
president (of a society); chairman
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
intuition; instinct; hunch
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
genius; prodigy; natural gift
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted