ardent; passionate; vehement
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
cost reduction; reduction in costs; cost-cutting
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
(another's) child; child; kid
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to knock down; to knock off
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
since one was born; (in) all one's life
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
wild wavy hair; "sauvage" hairdo
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief