odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
last night; yesterday evening
optimism; taking an optimistic view
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
nervousness; oversensitivity
two colours; two varieties; two types
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
degenerate; decadent; corrupt
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
calamity; disaster; accident
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
junior high school student; middle school pupil
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
statue; picture; picture revealing character
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
personality; style; appearance
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy