charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
script; screenplay; scenario
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to refuse; to reject; to deny
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
coincident with; while; simultaneously
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
confidential; secret; classified
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
measure; measuring tape; measuring
the place for; the time for; the level of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
concession; conciliation; compromise
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
notice; attention; observation