secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
present (brought by a visitor); gift
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
day after day; day by day
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
black ground; black cloth
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to well up; to burst; to arise
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge