to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
summer vacation; summer holiday
to take a veneer off something
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go out and away; to leave
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
story of one's experiences
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
not necessarily so; is not always true
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
both; many; various; together
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake