love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
have to do; must; should; ought to
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to drop; to lose; to let fall
misrepresentation (falsification) of one's past record (personal history)
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
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anger; being angry; being mad
popular (hit) program (programme)
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
number of votes obtained (polled)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
being intrusive; intrusive person
female company president; female CEO
sound of something falling
(dying of) natural causes
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
university graduate; having graduated from university
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
source of revenue; financial supporter
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to be given up; to be discontinued
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny