confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
contrary to one's expectations
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to cultivate a better understanding
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
too much; excessively; too
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
casual speech; peer language; informal language
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
handsome young man; Adonis
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
to be opposite; to face each other
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman