participation; joining; entry; adherence
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
story; tale; talk; discussion
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
suddenly; all of a sudden
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
to compose; to put together
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
mechanism; organization; organisation
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
under; underexposure; underdevelopment; under par
to join together; to combine; to join up