otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
development; exploitation
confusion; distraction; derangement
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to shake; to sway; to waver
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
everybody; every last one of them; all
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to revere; to respect; to worship
grudge; complaint; reproach
to tumble down; to roll down
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
true character; true heart; true spirit
each and all; every single one; everybody
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account