patience; endurance; perseverance
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to cease; to stop; to be over
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
for your information; I'm telling you
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
serious; severe; grave; acute
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
mother's boy; mother's girl
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe