connection; link; relationship
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
reality; actuality; hard fact
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
Chinese white olive (Canarium album); olive (Olea europea)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
listening attentively; (be quiet and) listen!; hear! hear!
laboring in vain; wasted effort; vain efforts
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
association; society; organization; organisation
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
resignation; acceptance; consolation
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
your husband; her husband
when it comes to ...; as for ...
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association