friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to manage a state; to govern a country
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
life; living; I; me; student
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
phantom; vision; illusion
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
entrance; admission; entering
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
shyness; bashfulness; shame
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
long time; long interval; for quite some time
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent