impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to live; to make a living; to get on with
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to compete with; to vie for
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
modifiable; changeable; updateable
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
transcendence; excellence; superiority
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
this and that; one thing or another
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to be helpful; to be useful
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
because; the reason why is
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity