interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
brightly colored; vivid; colorful; colourful; brilliant; radiant
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
very young; childish; immature
to part left and right; to open out
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
popular name; common name; given name
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
medical book; medical text
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
memories; recollections; reminiscence
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to run around; to bustle about
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
former (incumbent); predecessor
not long has passed since ...
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)