to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how long; how much; to what extent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
reduction by half; halving
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
really; truly; indeed; good grief
company; corporation; workplace
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
one day; (on) a certain day
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
to attempt; to test; to try out
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
at the last moment; this late in the game
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
in comparison to; rather than