gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
wetting; love affair; lover
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
one after another; one after the other; in rotation; exchanging one after the other; changing repeatedly
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
pointing out; identification
I-novel; novel narrated in the first person
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
of course; certainly; naturally
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
foreign; abroad; overseas
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
completely; thoroughly; decisively; unsparingly; beyond recognition; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
much ado about nothing; great cry and little wool; the mountain laboured and brought forth a mouse
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
regret; repentance; remorse
to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble