misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
study; learning; tutorial
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
everything; anything; nothing
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to fold up; to fold into layers
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
reception room; parlor; parlour
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
in that way; like that; that way
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)