beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
tall figure; high stature
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
first meeting; first interview with
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
at work; in the midst of work; working
older sister; elder sister
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to take pains (doing something); to take great care
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling