ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how; in what way; by what means
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
forcibly; against one's will
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to accept; to receive; to agree
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reconciliation; make peace with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
older sister; lass; young lady
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fight against; to oppose; to face
I've got to be going; I must go
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained