discipline; training; teaching manners
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
yearning; longing for; deep affection
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
favourite horse; favorite horse
interior design; interior; upholstery
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
near oneself; close to one; familiar
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
having said that; be that as it may
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
head; brains; intellect; understanding
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
all-out attack; general offensive
offensive (movement); aggression