to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unrequited love; one-sided love
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
deep affection; dear; beloved
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious