to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to bring back; to restore
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to join forces; to cooperate
difficult problem; challenge
lacking a plan; haphazard
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
compromise; collusion; give and take; hey; listen; look
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack