good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
after that (a substantive change occurred)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
feeling; sense; impression
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
lately; recently; nowadays
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
cares; ill feeling; reserve
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
ex-wife; former wife; previous wife
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
family; members of a family
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
just because; even if; even though
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
choices; alternatives; options
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all