joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
split; division; break up
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
strong person; the strong; the powerful
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
serialization; serialisation; serial story
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
recommendation; referral; endorsement
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
vitality; energy; dynamism
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in