honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be forward; to be impertinent
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to some extent; to a certain extent
without; unless; have to do
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
couple who are more than friends, but not in an intimate relationship
upper half of the body; upper body
suspicious-looking; fishy
to not take seriously; to take lightly
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
how can (one) do something
several times; a few times
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
senility; dotage; decrepitude
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
extravagant; wasteful of money
devotion; attachment; infatuation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
generation; the world; the age