fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
connection; link; relationship
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
lovers; couple; soulmates; enthusiast; -aholic; -lover
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
philandering; itch for women
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case