understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
older sister and younger brother
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
direct descent; direct line
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged