January; first month of the lunar calendar
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to help each other; to cooperate
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
nothing but; none other than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
Casei; Cathy; Kathy; Cassie
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
had better ...; had better not ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
forcibly; against one's will
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring