keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
how long; how far; how much
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
change of occupation; career change
decision; determination; resolution
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
way one walks; one's walk
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
historical play; period drama