to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
woman; female; feminine gender
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
life; living; I; me; student
threat; intimidation; menace
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
in the meanwhile; during the time
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless