ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
junior high school student; middle school pupil
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to think constantly about; to dwell on
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to bring back; to restore
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
parents and siblings; one's relatives
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to continue to work; to work away (at)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(not) even once; (not) ever
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child