pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to begin to walk; to set out
tradition; legend; folklore
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
warp; curvature; curve; arch
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
made-to-order; custom-made
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
rebellious phase; rebellious age
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
great difference; major mistake
cheap article; poor quality article
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
separation; farewell; parting
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show