family-oriented; familial
hating; strongly disliking
river; stream; River; the ... river
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
how many years; how long; what year
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
taking (a picture or video) secretly; taking a sneak shot; making a secret (video) recording; filming without someone's knowledge
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to stare back at; to look back at
after a long time; for the first time in a while
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
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
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
close; intimate; on good terms
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
living thing; living creature; animal; life