self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
form; shape; figure; visage
to prevent; to take precautions
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
in this way; thus; such; uh...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
position; location; base; point; site
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to set (sun); to become dark
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
two classes; double; two sets
living together; communal life; cohabitation
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in