painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
at once; immediately; right now
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
how many years; how long; what year
private affairs; personal matter
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to let out a cry; to break forth
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
by myself; in person; by oneself
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
letter; missive; note; mail
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how long; how much; to what extent
please; somehow or other; one way or another