it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
being all smiles with joy
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
carefree; free from worry
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
several times; a few times
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end