speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to take a picture; to take a photo
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
so; therefore; and; (and) then
pupil; disciple; follower
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
secret; private; surreptitious
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
being left out; being ostracized
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
equality; impartiality; evenness
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively