military officer; naval officer
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
celebration; auspicious occasion
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
very loose; slowly; leisurely
conference room; council room
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
whispering; murmuring; subdued
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
incident; affair; happening; event
to be perturbed; to be agitated
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
convenient; handy; useful
tool; implement; means; furniture
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen