(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
match; game; bout; contest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
the said family; the same family
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
(by force of) circumstances
resources; maneuver; manoeuvre
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
elder daughter; older daughter
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
present use; business in hand; necessary for the current time
busy; having no (free) time
open; public; official; overt