the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
natural disaster; cataclysm
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
directly under; falling perpendicularly
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
how can (one) do something
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular