difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
just the other day; quite recently
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
that's true; of course; obviously
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to head home; to leave for home
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
way of listening; listener
secret meeting; clandestine meeting