concession; conciliation; compromise
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to some extent; to a certain extent
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
as one had hoped; as one wishes
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to glare at each other; to confront each other
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to get distracted; to jump off the track
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
village headman; village mayor
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely