to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
lacking a role; lacking a post; lacking a position; duty-free; tax-free
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
good feeling; comfortable feeling
scene; spectacle; sight; view
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
to change (one's clothes)
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
assistance; backing; reinforcements
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
great numbers; numerical superiority
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
these days; now; recently
to run around; to bustle about
covered with; stained; smeared
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
glance; glimpse; cursory view
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking