motive power; driving force
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
adoration; admiration; devotion
ability; capability; skill
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
direct control; direct supervision
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
light; easy; non-serious; minor
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
retainer; attendant; escort
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
menstruation; period; time of the month
prohibited item; banned item
good news; happy news; glad tidings
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying