in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
clearing one's throat; cough
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
dry riverbed; river beach
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to bury; to embed; to implant
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
neat (personal appearance); tidy
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sound of something falling
ignorant of the ways of the world
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to live fast (and recklessly)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement