irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
one who knows little often repeats it
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
study; diligence; discount; reduction
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances