all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
cares; ill feeling; reserve
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
sign; indication; omen; symptom
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
person of doubtful origin
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
cartoon-character costume
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
to help each other; to cooperate