tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to some extent; to a certain extent
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
personality; character; individuality; personhood
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
another's parent; another's parents
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
sympathy; empathy; response
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
good person; virtuous person
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to talk; to chat; to chatter
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
front; frontage; facade; main
door; gate; opening; title page
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate