discipline; punishment; reprimand
had better ...; had better not ...
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
justice; fairness; impartiality
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
late at night; small hours of the morning
dilapidated house; deserted house
lock; lock (in rugby); lock forward
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
certain evidence; definite evidence
to triumph; to be elated with success
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
room key (e.g. at a hotel)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to press against each other; to huddle together
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to make one's heart flutter
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore