public order; public peace; public security; law and order
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
danger; peril; hazard; risk
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
junior high school student; middle school pupil
true character; real nature
first meeting; first interview with
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to press a question; to cross-examine
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
presence; sitting with; being with
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how long; how much; to what extent
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)