freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
formal marriage interview
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
just because; even if; even though
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
father; dad; husband; you; he
lord of a manor; estate steward
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
fee; charge; rate; material
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
infection; contagion; becoming infected
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
because of; owing to; due to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
having no make-up; wearing no make-up; being without make-up
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover