(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to hide; to keep to oneself
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
to detain; to take into custody
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to be worried; to be troubled