vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
rule; reign; government; governing
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(committee) chairman; president
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over