to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to be contented; to be at ease
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
environment; circumstance
January; first month of the lunar calendar
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to stop talking; to be silent
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation