any more; any further; any better; any longer
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
being left out; being ostracized
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
elder sister; effeminate man
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
than; other than; except; but
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
very; extremely; excessively
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot