to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
refined; admirable; superb
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
unexpectedly; surprisingly
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
feminine; womanly; female
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to cease; to stop; to be over
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
in person; personally; directly
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
financial power; financial means; wealth
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise