promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
ability; capability; skill
to be surprised; to be astonished
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
refinement; elegance; grace
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
(committee) chairman; president
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
close; intimate; on good terms
together (with); at the same time; in a lump