to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
inside; interior; inner part
to harm; to cause harm to
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
relation; relative; kind; cordial
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
many; much; plenty; hardly
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
coincident with; while; simultaneously
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to dye; to colour; to color
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so