family; members of a family
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
chance (of success); odds
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to gather; to collect; to assemble
cooperation; collaboration
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
violent explosion; bursting
assertion; declaration; affirmation
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement