until now; so far; up to the present
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
genuine article; real thing; real deal
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
long ago; already; a long time ago
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
distant look; faraway look
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
simply; merely; only; solely
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
ecstatic; ecstatically; splitting headache
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
tendency; trend; inclination