very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to sink (into); to get depressed
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to leave as it is; to defer
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
long ago; once upon a time
to run around; to bustle about
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be injured; to sustain a wound
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
living thing; living creature; animal; life
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to think of; to come up with
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
communication skills; communication ability
another thing; exception; special case
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
library (usu. single-room); small library
commencing with; including
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
donation; presentation; gift