good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
contrived; false-sounding
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
although I say; although one might say; although called
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
hedge; fence; border; limit
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
electricity; (electric) light
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
such; like that; in that way
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
participation; joining; entry
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded