model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
romantic; spicy; coquettish
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
of course; certainly; naturally
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
obscene; indecent; salacious; lascivious; lewd
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
being about to cry; the verge of tears
accounting; administration (of money)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
(brute) force; using all one's might
to be able to manage somehow or other
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel