to entertain; to make welcome
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
soldier; combatant; warrior
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
article to be delivered; present
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
course; route; path; process; means
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
knowing; (an) acquaintance
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
bad news; news of a death; death notice
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
superior; superiors; senior
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
treating someone like a child
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful