reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to grant someone's request
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
treatment (of a person); dealing with
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to come to an end; to close the curtain
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
fully prepared; all ready
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
opening; beginning; commencement
and; thereupon; because of that
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
opening fully; full throttle; full power