to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
decision; determination; resolution
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
but; however; provided that
society; public; community; social studies
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
thought; consideration; thinking
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy