to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
parental love; parental affection
certain evidence; definite evidence
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
decrease; reduction; decline
to score points with (a person)
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to yell; to rant; to rave
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
unregistered; non-registered
extremely bothersome; extremely tiresome; extremely troublesome; very tedious
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
staying behind; remaining; residual
like a part of the family
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
composite; combined; complex
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
divining sticks; counting; calculation
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
give-and-take; give and take