to slide into; to slip into
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
hot topic; talk of the town
difficult to ...; hard to ...
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
very likely; very probable
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to discuss; to talk together
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
station; office; guardroom
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said