grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
confections; sweets; candy; cake
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
it's been a long time; long time no see
suffix for familiar person
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
this world; this life; world of the living
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to thrust before; to thrust at
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
reality; actuality; hard fact
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for