to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
reputation; respectability
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
stepping back; drawing back
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to open (one's eyes) wide
dismissal (from one's post); firing; being relieved from one's post; discarding; throwing away; becoming useless
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
flustered; confused; panicked
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
arbitration; intercession; mediation
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
different opinion; objection
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
interruption; suspension; break
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
trip story; vacation story
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
clothing and accessories; attire
relation; connection; relevance
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
article; item; thing; goods; wares
many; numerous; various; large number of
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
variation in color (colour); having a different color