recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(clenched) fist; knuckles
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
pounding lightly on the shoulders (to relieve stiffness); shoulder massage; massage stick for pounding the shoulders; tapping on the shoulder (as a hint to resign); urging someone to resign; pressuring someone to resign
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
while; even though; despite
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow