sexual play; erotic dalliance
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
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
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
novel; story; (work of) fiction
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
appointment; rendezvous; date
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
failure; mistake; blunder
such; like that; that sort of