meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
from here; from this place
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
premature joy; short-lived elation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
relation; connection; relevance
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to cease; to stop; to be over
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness