end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
casting pearls before swine
upper half of the body; upper body
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
insatiable; untiring; persistent
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
farsightedness; far-sightedness; hyperopia; hypermetropia; long-sightedness
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia
perfect; perfection; perfect game
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
piece; fragment; one (object)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
breakdown of negotiations
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with