indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to waste time; to kill time
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
love story; romance; love affair
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
censorship; inspection; examination
towering; astonishingly high
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
immoral; illicit; unethical
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
independence; self-reliance
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(only) one option; one possible choice
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
lacking a plan; haphazard
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
fortifying; fortification
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
a great variety of; diversity
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)