as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
worst; worst-case (scenario)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
postponement; deferment; adjournment
one's real father; natural father; biological father
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
troubled face; worried expression
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
expressing one's mind; speaking out
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
about when; about what time; how soon
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)