comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to close (one's eyes); to shut
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
hate; hate crime; hate speech; hate; threat
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
candidate (for an election)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
meaning; significance; sense
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to let out a cry; to break forth
clear autumn water; clear fall water
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
student (esp. a university student)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
tedious; boring; being fed up with
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough