to sigh; to breathe a sigh
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to have a reason; to have an excuse
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
and; thereupon; because of that
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!