intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
great joy; delight; jubilation
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
how can (one) do something
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
supporter; adherent; proponent; backer
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
wide difference; a world of difference
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
to become better; to improve
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to give directions; to issue instructions
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program