friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to temper thoroughly; to train well
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
youthful; young; young-looking
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
tedious; boring; being fed up with
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
nothing but; none other than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
puma (Puma concolor); cougar; mountain lion
to correct oneself; to restate
considerably; fairly; quite
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex