metal plate; metallic plate
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to mind; to care; to worry
attendant; attendance upon another
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
invisibly; secretly; privately
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
nonchalantly; without a care
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
counter for books; volume
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like