the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
superior; superiors; senior
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
confidence; trust; faith; credit
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
person of importance; a someone; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic