meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
love story; romance; love affair
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to fight against; to oppose; to face
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
all you want; as much as one wants
to make merry; to be festive
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone