serious; severe; grave; acute
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
notebook; account book; register
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
one's own handwriting; autograph; as written with a brush
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
changing clothes; change of clothes
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
long (time that has passed); old (story)