near; close; beside; third person
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
image; figure; figure; form; image
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
reality; actuality; hard fact
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
another time; some other time
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
other side; opposite side; other party
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep