close; intimate; on good terms
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
such; this sort of; like this
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
study; diligence; discount; reduction
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
surely; certainly; without doubt
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in this way; thus; such; uh...
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
myself; yourself; I; me; you
working adult; full-fledged member of society
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly