marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
employment (long term); hire
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
condition; situation; prospects
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
very young; little; childish; immature
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
old hag; old woman; old bat
abusive language; violent language; wild words
baby talk (e.g. "choo-choo" for train); words and speech patterns used by infants
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to let out a cry; to break forth
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
pocket tissue; small package of tissues
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
several minutes; a few minutes
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit