love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
homosexuality; interest in the same sex
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
(someone else's) parents; both parents
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
acquaintance; close friend
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
hot topic; talk of the town
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
plain; plateau; tableland
withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
anyone; any person; whoever
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
unbroken; endless; continuous
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to tread on thin ice; to walk on thin ice; to take a grave risk; to be in a precarious situation
opposite side; other side; other party
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
party in full swing; party at its peak
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment