to be able (to); to be possible (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to talk; to chat; to chatter
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be talked about behind one's back
one's daughter and heiress
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
delay; putting off; procrastination
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
world; society; people; the public
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
so to speak; so to call it; as it were