premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to exert oneself; to make efforts
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
surely; certainly; without doubt
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
meaning; significance; sense
no, not like that (but like this)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
self-consciousness; self-awareness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in the end; at the end of the day
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
administrative district; ward
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own