inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
one's best interests; one's own good
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
application; request; petition
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
commandant; commanding officer; general
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
morbid; unhealthful; insalubrious
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
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
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
about; concerning; related to; -ish
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
in terms of; from the point of view of
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
going to and from school; school commute
devoted; self-sacrificing
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
because of; owing to; due to