maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
difficult to ...; hard to ...
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
main cause; primary factor
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
some people; a few people; several people
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
charming; fascinating; attractive
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
to be at a loss for words
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
even if not; even without
hungry ghost (preta) realm
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
year on year; on the previous year
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
difficult to ...; hard to ...