love affair; love relationship
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
narrow; thin (sized); slender
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to feel; to sense; to experience
director of photography; cinematographer
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
tool; implement; means; furniture
way; method; means; resource; course
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
polite; courteous; hospitable
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence