chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
villain; baddie; the villain's part
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
likability; favorability; popularity
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate