recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
considerably; greatly; a lot
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bad influence; negative influence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
opposite; reverse; contrary
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness