tedious; boring; being fed up with
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
enumeration; citation; listing
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
though; notwithstanding; although
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
body; physique; build; stature
perfect; complete; flawless
production (e.g. play); direction
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
the same generation; coeval
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
order of chivalry; chivalric order
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)