far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
administrator; director; commissioner
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
living together (with one more person)
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
expression; presentation; representation; notation
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
in one's own way or style
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
chair; stool; post; office; position
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
day after day; day by day
should; must; -able; probably; likely
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
mothering; job of being a mother