to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
medical care; medical treatment
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
successor; replacement; second wife
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
centre of attention; center of attention
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
understanding person; supporter
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
difference; discrepancy; variation
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to help out of (trouble); to extricate