disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
else; in addition; besides
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
loved one; lover; sweetheart
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
stepping back; drawing back
to cover fully; to wrap around
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
bathroom with a large bath (in a hotel, hot spring resort, etc.)