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beyond one's control; nothing one can do

1

to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified

2

to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award

1

misunderstanding

3

indigo blue

1

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

9

nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened

1

present; gift; to give a present or gift

4

city

13

to sell

11

great joy

1

jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket

3

to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard

2

doing as one is told; yes-man

1

to walk away; to walk off

1

to show off; to flaunt

1

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

1

to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

1

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

4

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

1

having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

1

countless; incalculable

2

history of one's love affairs

1

to spread rumors; to spread rumours

1

a little; a bit; slightly

1

lovely; sweet

6

to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

3

to court; to woo; to approach defiantly

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

each and every; all

2

marriage

6

I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

1

to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

1

gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)

1

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

4

marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

1

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit

1

to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

2

appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

look like; sound like; savor of; smack of

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

3

all day long

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact

4

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1