hey; listen; look here; I say
to grow taller (of people)
superstition; superstitious belief
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
semen; seminal fluid; sperm
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
just the other day; quite recently
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
contact information (address, phone number, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
final; eventual; ultimate
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
suited figure; person in a suit
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
young wife; young married woman
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker