gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
sensual love; love affair
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
current student; enrolled student
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
new student; freshman; first-year student
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
just you wait and see (as a threat)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
amorous adventure; love affair
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post