to laugh away; to laugh off
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
engagement; business; affair; use; need
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
settlement; solution; resolution
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
charming; fascinating; attractive
nothing but; none other than
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
a help; an aid; some assistance
northwestern part; the northwest
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
the Big Three (countries)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
large amount of money; great cost
to need; to call for; to require
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far