year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
odd couple; incongruous couple
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
dozens; scores of; decades
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to run about; to rush about
to become fraught with emotion
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
job application form; employee satisfaction
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to smile (at); to grin (at)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
unrequited love; one-sided love
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
regret; repentance; remorse
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth