small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rush over; to run up to
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
favourite horse; favorite horse
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
speaking voice; talking voice
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
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
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
virile; tough; masculine; intense
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth