key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
forcibly; by force; against one's will
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
what kind of; what sort of; what
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
with these words; while saying
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to say; to be pleased to say
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous