intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
central government office; head office; this office
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to be trustworthy; to be credible; to be believable
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
related to; in relation to
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to have the privilege of doing
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)