friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
wrong; different; not like that
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
(personal) background check
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
ex-husband; former husband
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
warmly; cordially; with tender care
long ago; a long time ago; already
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland