towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sincere; earnest; serious
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
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
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
as expected; as predicted
commitment; pledge; promise
something like ...; something called ...
younger scholar; future reference
the world in general; society; convention
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to have a talk; to tell a story
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion