the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
from the beginning; from scratch
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
absorption; suction; attraction
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
secret; private; surreptitious
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
just the other day; quite recently
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
present; gift; to give a present or gift
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone