overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
proposal; offer; request; application
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to laugh away; to laugh off
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
lip-syncing; lip-synching
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to add (to); to add on; to append
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to grumble; to make difficulties
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment