part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
information; news; report; reward; retribution
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
safety; welfare; well-being
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
blood relationship; blood relative
silence; stillness; quietness
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
literally; to the letter; literal
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
throwaway; disposable; single-use
last days; the end; one's fate
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
overseas student; exchange student
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour