interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
interference; meddling; butting in
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
(political) power; authority; influence
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
impossible; unlikely; improbable
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to look away; to avert one's eyes
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
health; healthy; sound; fit
charming; fascinating; attractive
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
whichever one chooses; either way
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to rush over; to run up to
to accept; to receive; to agree
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
having gone too far to turn back
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)