to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to arrange (flowers); to plant
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
somehow; for some reason or other
gossip; corner of the mouth
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
for the first time in one's life
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
older sister; elder sister
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning