to explain adequately; to be accountable
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
environment; circumstance
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
in succession; one by one
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask you
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
hey there; I say; see here
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
system; organization; organisation; architecture