highest grade; superlative degree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to remain married for life
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
explanation; interpretation
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
world; society; people; the public
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
of course; certainly; naturally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
attendance; presence; appearance