gem; jewel; precious stone
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
handsome young man; Adonis
although I say; although one might say; although called
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
youthful; young; young-looking
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
trifling; little; few; slight