astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
it's been a long time; long time no see
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
they; those guys; those fellows
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
way of speaking; intimation
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to grow up; to become an adult
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
interruption; suspension; break
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
hello; good day; good afternoon
fine weather; fair weather
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)