one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sweet and sour; bittersweet
heart; guts; nerve; central part
imposing stance; daunting pose
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
such; like that; in that way
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
reconciliation; make peace with
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
main cause; primary factor