very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
in low spirits; dejected; sad
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
with a start; with a jump
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(someone else's) daughter
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other