lightly; easily; carelessly
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to be able to manage somehow or another
recovery; undoing; recall
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to not take seriously; to take lightly
senior; elder; person older than oneself
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
established fact; fait accompli
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself