getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
woman who forced her husband into marriage
arbitration; intercession; mediation
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
bodily sensation; sense; experience
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
additional order; adding to an existing order
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
belonging to no party or school of thought
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
of course; certainly; naturally
truth is stranger than fiction
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
human intellect; knowledge
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)