bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
and (also); both ... and; as well as
dietetics; nutritional science
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to serve; to work for; to attend
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
affectionate father; loving father
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
respect and affection; love and respect
price; cost; value; worth; value
labor; labour; toil; hardship
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
good family; respectable family; decent family
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)