thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
really; truly; indeed; good grief
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to apologize; to apologise
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to boost; to force up; to push up
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion