to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
gradually; slowly but steadily
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
more than usual (usu. time)
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
alone; by oneself; on one's own
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
expectation; anticipation; forecast
if you think about it; come to think of it
from the viewpoint of; according to
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to know (someone); to think; to believe
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be hesitant; to feel timid
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to put one's life on the line