thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to be perturbed; to be agitated
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get someone to say; to make someone say
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
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
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
junior high school student; middle school pupil
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
acting ability; talent as a performer
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
person of common sense; common sense man
old friend; old acquaintance
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)