love affair; love relationship
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
work-in-progress; working state
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
number one; first; best; most; game; round
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
lost article; something forgotten
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
at once; immediately; right now
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
for your information; I'm telling you
to threaten; to make threats
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast