long time; long interval; for quite some time
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to surge; to well up; to gush out
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
right beside; close to; nearby
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
naturally-derived; naturally-occurring
natural material; natural ingredient
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...