silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
ten; 10; ten years of age
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to look away; to turn away
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
boy; son; baby boy; young man
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
very popular; highly favoured
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to attempt; to test; to try out
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
negotiations; discussions; connection
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
within; inside of; less than
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
moneylending; moneylender
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate