head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
future (usually near); prospects
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
wherein; therein; thereinto
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
letter; missive; note; mail
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to feel; to sense; to experience
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count