tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
large amount of money; great cost
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
senior high school; high school
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any