smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to smash down; to beat in
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
love affair; love relationship
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
than; other than; except; but
matter to be checked or investigated
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
this, that and the other; this and that
the matter you have been talking about
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
frequency (of occurrence)
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
delicious; appetizing; appetising
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF