imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
simply put; putting it simply
home area; home town; local
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
individual; private person; personal; private
family-oriented; familial
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
timewise; temporal; chronal
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to begin talking; to open up
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
waste of time; killing time
authenticity; credibility
regarding highly; attaching importance to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
leader; central personage
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
surrounding at a distance
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
lying face down; upside down; prone
sensual love; love affair
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
first meeting; first interview with
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit