subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
not caring; not giving a damn
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
surroundings; environs; circumference
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
prohibition; inhibition; ban
in name but not in reality
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant