to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
end; tip; extremities; terminal
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
recuperation; medical treatment
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
at that time; in those days
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
critical (condition); serious
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
worst; worst-case (scenario)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot