scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
again; once more; a second time
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
connection; link; relationship
any more; any further; any better; any longer
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
that; the matter in question
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
future (usually near); prospects
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)