main cause; primary factor
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
whispering into a person's ear
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
personality-wise; by nature; characteristic
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
the real criminal; true culprit
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one's own child; one's own children
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
pointing out; identification
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
(written) work; book; writings
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar