odd couple; incongruous couple
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
vice; immorality; corruption
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
offender; criminal; culprit
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns