whispering into a person's ear
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
being in love with each other
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
for today; for the time being
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected