troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
bathing (in cold water); showering; swimming
to try to do; to attempt to do
changing clothes; change of clothes
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to change (one's clothes)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
parental love; parental affection
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
secret; private; surreptitious
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)