to change (one's clothes)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
indescribable; having no way to express
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(one's) quota; assignment
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
almost every day; almost daily
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead