first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
information; experience; knowledge; observation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
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
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
national traits or character; nationality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
princess; daughter of a nobleman
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
honorific/polite/humble prefix