severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to begin talking; to open up
as a child; when one was a child
hospitalization; hospitalisation
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
heart; guts; nerve; central part
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
memory; sense; experience
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
junior high school student; middle school pupil
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
principal occupation; core business
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave