(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
it is I who should say so
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
manuscript; version; draft
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
strong-willed; strong of heart
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
freckle; lentigo; ephelis; (arch.) buckwheat chaff
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
cheating (on one's husband); adultery; male lover (of a married woman); paramour
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
immorality; injustice; adultery; illicit relationship; murdering one's teacher or a government official (one of the eight unpardonable crimes)
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
one's husband; one's wife
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved