portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
near; close; beside; third person
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to complete decisively; to do to completion
intimacy; affection; familiarity
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to say no more; to sink into silence
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to govern; to manage; to subdue
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
calamity; misfortune; disaster
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
good young man; agreeable youth
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation