desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
to become better; to improve
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
sense of values; values; value system
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
way of eating; how to eat
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
(how) many times; (how) often
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
accumulation; accumulate; store
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
special offers available for a limited time of the day; limited-time sale
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)