leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
(present) head of a family
popular person; favorite; favourite
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
in that way; like that; that way
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
already; now; no longer; not any more
that; the matter in question
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
first-rate; finest quality; the best
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
to speak ill of; to disparage
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
whispering into a person's ear
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy