special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
door; gate; opening; title page
opening and shutting; opening and closing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to feel; to sense; to experience
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; such is life
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous