deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
supply; provision; service; supply
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
emperor (of Japan); mikado
adopted daughter; foster daughter
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
invitation; introduction; temptation
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to have meaning; to be meaningful
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
brothers and sisters; siblings
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
youngest brother; last disciple
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights
seeds; producer-driven solutions; ideas, products, services, etc. proposed by a company to consumers
wedded life; married life