birthday party; birthday meet-up
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
single word; a few words; brief comment
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to accept; to receive; to agree
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
mistress; kept woman; concubine
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
number of times; frequency; count
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
the other day; a few days ago
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to flare up; to fly into a rage
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to thrust away; to send flying
to comfort; to console; to amuse
older brother; elder brother
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal