on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to rank next to; to come after
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be fated to; be linked by fate
history; pedigree; lineage
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
presence; sitting with; being with
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to keep a house; to run a household
good family; respectable family; decent family
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be consistent; to be coherent
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting