doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to sniff out; to get wind of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
scene; sight; scenario; setting
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to degenerate; to lapse into