mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
library (usu. single-room); small library
close; intimate; on good terms
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
moderate; proper; just right
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
long time; long interval; for quite some time
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to stiffen; to become stiff
sorry; excuse me; thank you
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
the other day; a few days ago
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to chase; to run after; to pursue
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
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.)