intimacy; friendship; familiarity
if you think about it; come to think of it
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
close; intimate; on good terms
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to squeeze out; to wring out
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
head; brains; intellect; understanding
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire