finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
changing clothes; change of clothes
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
all night; throughout the night
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
jokingly; in the form of a joke
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to have a talk; to tell a story
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
bolt from the blue; great surprise