darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
split; division; break up
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
cost reduction; cost saving
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
having no idea; having no clue
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
(find) common (meeting) ground
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
normal practice; proper practice
I'm ready for anything; leave it to me; bring it!
to dilute; to water down; to thin; to soften (e.g. a statement, impression, etc.); to weaken (e.g. an effect); to tone down
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to go straight to the point; to cut it short
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
eating one's lunch box before lunchtime (e.g. of a student)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
bashful; shameful; ashamed
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
spring clothing; spring wear; spring goods
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
March; third month of the lunar calendar
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to have an itch to; to have a craving for; to have an urge to; to have a desire for; to be eager to; to want to