between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
military personnel; soldier
personal (employee); employed; retained
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the same generation; coeval
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
biological child; one's own child
right of first night; jus primae noctis; droit du seigneur
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
eardrum; tympanic membrane
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together