close; intimate; on good terms
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
student in a lower grade; underclassman
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
almost every day; almost daily
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
how long; how much; to what extent
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to serve; to work for; to attend
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item