subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
diagnosis and treatment; medical care
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
two times; twice; two degrees
only; merely; but; no more than
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
condition; state (of health); appearance
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to continue (going along some trend)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
cooking; food preparation
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with