visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
selective; optional; alternative
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
I see; that's right; indeed
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
accession to the throne; enthronement
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
such; this sort of; like this
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be softened; to calm down
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
close; intimate; on good terms
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to push aside; to brush aside
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be too numerous; to be too much
to rant and rave; to raise hell
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum