is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
the opposite sex; isomerism
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
nervousness; oversensitivity
way; course; the only way
to be kind to; to treat kindly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all