to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
transactions; dealings; business
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
proper; right; reasonable
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
that; the matter in question
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
settlement; solution; resolution
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
alternately; by turns; one after the other