severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
another time; some other time
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
memory; sense; experience
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
from now; from this moment; henceforth
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to stop walking; to pause
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)