par; equivalence; face value; parity
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
at that time; in those days
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
elopement; running away with a lover
to be found; to be discovered
to satisfy the requirements
to cause a person trouble
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter
cannot be helped; unavoidable
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop