to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
primary school; elementary school; grade school
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
older brother; elder brother
if you think about it; come to think of it
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)