to develop into a serious incident
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(your) daughter; young woman
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to cast amorous glances at a man (of a woman); to make eyes at; to give (someone) the eye; to make advances
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
that day; the very same day
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
unable to resist; unable to suppress
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
more than anything; above all else
to mistake (A for B); to misread
narrow; thin (sized); slender
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
by myself; in person; by oneself
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain