this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
talk about divorce or separation
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
dead men tell no tales; the dead cannot speak in their own defense
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
to some extent; to a certain extent
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point