companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
mutually; reciprocally; together
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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
student (esp. a university student)
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
chief; main; principal; important