paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest; (arch.) mental derangement; (arch.) madness; (arch.) insanity
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to break a dam; to burst out
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
last night; yesterday evening
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed