desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
duty; function; office; mission; task
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to join together; to combine; to join up
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to hide; to keep to oneself
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
writing implement; writing tool
to be opposite; to face each other
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
first meeting; first interview with
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
confections; sweets; candy; cake