to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
clearing one's throat; cough
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
labor; labour; manpower; working force
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
unmarried; not yet married
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
class; heading; group; category
much less; to say nothing of
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to marry off; to espouse to
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
preface; introduction; preamble
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
the other day; a few days ago
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
your daughter; young woman
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hot topic; talk of the town