confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
as many (people) as possible
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
bento; Japanese box lunch
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to be saved up (of money)
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
no, not like that (but like this)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
hiding one's embarrassment
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?