arbitration; intercession; mediation
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
together; at the same time; same; identical
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
story; tale; talk; discussion
number of times; frequency; count
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
back street; back alley; off-street
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
sincere; honest; faithful
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)