expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
method of attack; place of attack
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
point in common; common feature
eyes slanting downward; decline
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
confusion; mixing; merger
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
very; much; greatly; a lot of
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as