pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
unidentified mysterious animal
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
award of excellence; merit award
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
just; fair; proper; reasonable
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
semi-transparent; translucent
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
treating someone like a child
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
softly; mildly; gently; politely
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
pride; boast; credit (to)
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
discussion; argument; debate
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute