to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be surprised; to be astonished
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to bail out (water); to scoop out
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
family; members of a family
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
overlooking; turning a blind eye
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
stealthy steps; soft steps