recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
pain of love; love troubles
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
elopement; running away with a lover
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
chasing after women; womanizing
troublesome; annoying; complicated
human relations; personal relationships
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
deportation; expulsion from the country
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
sunlight; rays of the Sun