painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
at first; in the beginning; originally
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
front; frontage; facade; main
to become dim; to become blurred
to go out and away; to leave
somewhere to go; place to go
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to employ; to hire; to charter
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
letter; missive; note; mail
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to summon courage; to be brave
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going