acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
in the mountains; among the mountains
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
existence; possession; having; limited company
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
(not) in any way; in no way
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)