silence; stillness; quietness
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
notice; attention; observation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unique; peculiar; special
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to snatch from; to steal from
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud