making doubly sure; points scored for good measure; insurance run (in baseball)
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
changing completely; transformation
to badger; to pester; to beg
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
next generation; future generation
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
commerce; trade; business
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
temple; shrine; sanctuary
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
galley (ship); galley (kitchen of a ship or aircraft)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
man; male; masculine gender
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
housewife demographic; housewives
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
supporting each other after suffering similar hardships; (lit.) licking each other's wounds