to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
study; library; den; home office; reading room
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
older brother and older sister
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
to accept; to receive; to agree
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
deep affection; dear; beloved
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
such; like that; that sort of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result